Light & Layered Knits

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Light & Layered Knits: 23 Sophisticated Designs for Every Season

Best-selling author Vicki Square returns, this time creating beautiful garments made from comfortable fibers and lighter yarns. These are more than simply projects to make-they are knits to truly live in. The 20 patters of Light and Layered Knits work in all climates, can be layered and removed at will, and are equally at home in a casual or workplace setting. Working with lighter weight yarns in fibers such as silk, linen, cotton, and bamboo, Vicki creates pieces that will appeal to knitters of all ages. These are knits that are meant to be worn every day, combine polish with comfort, and practicality with style. These are versatile wardrobe staples-shells, fluid tops, draped tunics, light cardigans, wrap sweaters, and more-that reflect the way that women dress today. What's more, most of them are conveniently sized for up to a 46" to 48" bust circumference. Vicki takes a holistic approach to knitting here: her goal is to offer the reader a functional, multi-purpose wardrobe, not merely a collection of individual patterns. Many garments are customizable-sleeves can be added, lengthened, or removed. Garments can be worn alone or layered over one another. She offers graphic color through intarsia, slip stitch, and stranded-knitting detail, and offers a variety of shaping techniques (increases, decreases, gauge, and stitch patterns) to help create a garment more or less fitted as the wearer prefers. Short-rows are also used to help shape a garment-adding volume and drape. A restrained use of ribbon, ladder, and other novelty yarns create interesting textures with little effort. Finally, techniques such as applied i-cord, 3-needle bind-off, and slip-stitch crochet seaming give the projects a polished finish. Sidebars will discuss the properties of warm-weather fibers, creating texture, working with color, and stitch selection. Her emphasis is on knitting year-round wardrobe staples that can be worn in a variety of climates-geographically, or simply among home, car, outside, and office! She pays special attention to creating fluid fabrics that are comfortable and flattering to a variety of body types.

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Light & Layered Knits: 23 Sophisticated Designs for Every Season

Best-selling author Vicki Square returns, this time creating beautiful garments made from comfortable fibers and lighter yarns. These are more than simply projects to make-they are knits to truly live in. The 20 patters of Light and Layered Knits work in all climates, can be layered and removed at will, and are equally at home in a casual or workplace setting. Working with lighter weight yarns in fibers such as silk, linen, cotton, and bamboo, Vicki creates pieces that will appeal to knitters of all ages. These are knits that are meant to be worn every day, combine polish with comfort, and practicality with style. These are versatile wardrobe staples-shells, fluid tops, draped tunics, light cardigans, wrap sweaters, and more-that reflect the way that women dress today. What's more, most of them are conveniently sized for up to a 46" to 48" bust circumference. Vicki takes a holistic approach to knitting here: her goal is to offer the reader a functional, multi-purpose wardrobe, not merely a collection of individual patterns. Many garments are customizable-sleeves can be added, lengthened, or removed. Garments can be worn alone or layered over one another. She offers graphic color through intarsia, slip stitch, and stranded-knitting detail, and offers a variety of shaping techniques (increases, decreases, gauge, and stitch patterns) to help create a garment more or less fitted as the wearer prefers. Short-rows are also used to help shape a garment-adding volume and drape. A restrained use of ribbon, ladder, and other novelty yarns create interesting textures with little effort. Finally, techniques such as applied i-cord, 3-needle bind-off, and slip-stitch crochet seaming give the projects a polished finish. Sidebars will discuss the properties of warm-weather fibers, creating texture, working with color, and stitch selection. Her emphasis is on knitting year-round wardrobe staples that can be worn in a variety of climates-geographically, or simply among home, car, outside, and office! She pays special attention to creating fluid fabrics that are comfortable and flattering to a variety of body types.

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About the Author

Vicki Square is the author of Knit Kimono, Knit Kimono Too, Folk Bags, Folk Hats, and the best-selling The Knitter's Companion with DVD. She is also a contributor to Lace Style, Simple Style, and Knitting Green. Vicki regularly designs knitted pieces from elegant basics to unique art to wear. Her artistry in color and aesthetic are stated boldly through her engineering of unusually shaped garments and accessories. Magazines such as Interweave Knits, Knitter's and Spin-Off have featured her work, and she has won awards for her innovative designs. Vicki has been designing and teaching knitting for more than twenty years, and cross-trains her creative passions with drawing, painting, and mixed media pursuits. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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1596687959

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9781596687950

Number of Pages

160

Author

VICKI SQUARE

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D&C

Book Year

2013

Technique

Knitting

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9781596687950

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9781596687950

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